AFSCME sues to stop 2,600 layoffs threatened by Quinn

August 24, 2009

State government's largest employee union filed suit today in hopes of preventing the 2,600 layoffs that Gov. Pat Quinn has repeatedly threatened to carry out as a way to address the state's fiscal crisis.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 went to court in Johnson County, home to the Vienna state prison. It wants a judge to grant a request for an injunction to halt what Quinn has said could be 2,600 layoffs of state workers, which could include many prison employees.